The Johari Window was invented by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham in the 1950s as a model for mapping personality awareness. By describing yourself from a fixed list of adjectives, then asking your friends and colleagues to describe you from the same list, a grid of overlap and difference can be built up.
You can get your own Johari Window, or contribute to Ancrene Wiseass's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacomplexintelligent | Blind Spotadaptablebrave caring clever dignified giving independent ingenious kind knowledgeable mature observant powerful proud reflective responsive searching self-assertive self-conscious sympathetic tense trustworthy witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadedependableidealistic organised warm | Unknownable accepting bold calm cheerful confident energetic extroverted friendly happy helpful introverted logical loving modest nervous patient quiet relaxed religious sensible sentimental shy silly spontaneous wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
87% of people agree that Ancrene Wiseass is intelligent
62% of people think that Ancrene Wiseass is reflective
able (0%) accepting (0%) adaptable (12%) bold (0%) brave (12%) calm (0%) caring (25%) cheerful (0%) clever (25%) complex (37%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (12%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (0%) giving (12%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (12%) ingenious (12%) intelligent (87%) introverted (0%) kind (12%) knowledgeable (12%) logical (0%) loving (0%) mature (12%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (12%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (12%) proud (12%) quiet (0%) reflective (62%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (12%) searching (12%) self-assertive (12%) self-conscious (25%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (12%) tense (37%) trustworthy (12%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (25%)
Mom thinks: intelligent, reflective, brave, caring, tense, kind.
Redneck Mother thinks: complex, intelligent, reflective, responsive, observant.
Dr. Virago thinks: caring, intelligent, witty, complex, self-conscious, ingenious.
New Kid on the Hallway thinks: intelligent, tense, complex, powerful, reflective, self-assertive.
luckybuzz thinks: intelligent, reflective, adaptable, clever, self-conscious.
a thinks: independent, dignified, searching, intelligent, proud.
cj thinks: giving, reflective, clever, intelligent, trustworthy.
mj thinks: sympathetic, knowledgeable, tense, witty, mature.
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